LSA and the 51% rule?
Time your assistance once again --
As I now understand the rule, for an aircraft to be registered as an E-LSA there has to be an S-LSA built as the standard? The Sonex and the RV-12, at least for now, will have no S-LSA as a standard so neither of these aircraft can be registered as a Light Sport Aircraft?? They can be flown by a Sport Pilot because they conform to the LSA rules, but they will be registered as an Experimental - Amature Built Aircraft (E-ABA)?
IS IT correct that a person with a true E-LSA can go to a short maintenance course and be authorized to do all maintenance on his aircraft including annual inspections? BUT, this would not be true for the Sonex or RV-12 since they are E-ABA aircraft -- so no matter about the maintenance course, only the builder and an authorized A&P can do the annual on these machines? IS the preceding correct?
51% rule -- I have read (but that doesn't make it so) that the 51% is not necessarily refering to building 51% of the aircraft, just that the builder must do 51% of the tasks??? Does this mean that say pulling rivets is a "task" - and if I pull ONE rivet I have completed this task?? And if this is true, and I find a substantially built E-ABA aircraft, can I document that I have completed 51% of the "tasks" and then be the registered builder and receive a repairman's certificate for this machine -- I'm sure the answer to this question is NO -- but any attorneys out there?
What have you seen a far as registering Experimental-ABA aircraft that have had several owner/builders - the guy that finishes it - how much proof does he need that he did the 51%? And what constitutes 51%??
Please disect the above and let me know what you think---
I know that I can look it up in the FARs and find a written answer - might need that lawyer to translate, but I'm interested in your practial experience rather than book learning --
Thanks to all,
ceuh1v
Jim -Sacramento
Time your assistance once again --
As I now understand the rule, for an aircraft to be registered as an E-LSA there has to be an S-LSA built as the standard? The Sonex and the RV-12, at least for now, will have no S-LSA as a standard so neither of these aircraft can be registered as a Light Sport Aircraft?? They can be flown by a Sport Pilot because they conform to the LSA rules, but they will be registered as an Experimental - Amature Built Aircraft (E-ABA)?
IS IT correct that a person with a true E-LSA can go to a short maintenance course and be authorized to do all maintenance on his aircraft including annual inspections? BUT, this would not be true for the Sonex or RV-12 since they are E-ABA aircraft -- so no matter about the maintenance course, only the builder and an authorized A&P can do the annual on these machines? IS the preceding correct?
51% rule -- I have read (but that doesn't make it so) that the 51% is not necessarily refering to building 51% of the aircraft, just that the builder must do 51% of the tasks??? Does this mean that say pulling rivets is a "task" - and if I pull ONE rivet I have completed this task?? And if this is true, and I find a substantially built E-ABA aircraft, can I document that I have completed 51% of the "tasks" and then be the registered builder and receive a repairman's certificate for this machine -- I'm sure the answer to this question is NO -- but any attorneys out there?
What have you seen a far as registering Experimental-ABA aircraft that have had several owner/builders - the guy that finishes it - how much proof does he need that he did the 51%? And what constitutes 51%??
Please disect the above and let me know what you think---
I know that I can look it up in the FARs and find a written answer - might need that lawyer to translate, but I'm interested in your practial experience rather than book learning --
Thanks to all,
ceuh1v
Jim -Sacramento